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Swedish GPs to launch code of conductPrivate equity groups in Sweden - who have attracted some bad press in recent years - are trying to improve their image via a self-imposed code of practice.
- Privately Speaking: David Bonderman of TPG
For TPG co-founder David Bonderman, ESG is top of mind, and he has firm views on the subject. When Philip Borel and James Taylor asked him about them, he was equally forthright on the trouble with Europe, how to tackle the challenges of Asia and what his firm will look like in five years’ time.
- Oregon ups private equity allocation to 20%
The $63bn retirement fund will gradually increase its target allocation to private equity from 16% during the next three to five years.
- Mass appeal
Large US pensions aren’t the only ones keen on multi-asset class separate accounts – as illustrated by the mandates recently won by LGT.
- LPs push for value creation in Asia
Value creation may not necessarily be at the top of LPs’ wish-lists in Asia, but it’s starting to have an increasing influence on capital commitments to funds, writes Drew Wilson
- KKR buys minority stake in RigNet
KKR will acquire about 27% or 4.75m shares of the oil field digitalisation company.
- EQT's and Goldman’s ISS appoints chairman
Sir Charles Allen, the former chairman of EMI and CEO of ITV, joins at a time when the Danish group's private equity owners are gearing the business up again for an IPO.
- KKR’s maiden maritime vehicle sets sail
The firm’s mid-market merchant banking JV, which is backed by CPPIB and Stone Point, helped to arrange some of the $580m in initial capital for the maritime financing vehicle.
- Bain serves up $123m Japan exit
The private equity giant has sold a 75% holding in Domino’s Pizza Japan to Domino’s Australia after significant operational improvements on the business.
- Asia PE deals slump in 2013
Value and volume of PE deals in Asia were down year-on-year to August, although Southeast Asia had an increase in the value of its PE-backed transactions.